"F. H." wrote in message

McQueen had been surrounded by asbestos all of his life. As a young adult,
McQueen was employed in the construction industry, where asbestos was
often present at job sites. While serving as a Marine, McQueen worked at
shipyards where he was responsible for stripping asbestos off the pipes
used in naval ships (asbestos was used in the insulation of modern ships
built before 1976). It has also been suggested that McQueen, an avid car
racer, may have been exposed to asbestos when repairing the brake linings
of race cars and/or wearing the protective helmets and driving suits
associated with the sport.
http://www.allaboutmalignantmesothel...es-mcqueen.htm


Many mechanics are exposed to brake linings. That has been pretty much
dismissed as a cause. McQueen would have been dead from it whether or not
he had tile floors. Stripping asbestos off of pipes can be a problem as it
wil release some fine particles. Asbestos is not a cause for panic. Like
anything else, common sense and education, not histeria, is the way to
handle the siduation.